week in review

The fourth and final installment of our wedding series…

We do!

Our day was not without obstacles. But in between the moments of madness, little bits of sunshine shone through and it was perfection…

My snow white, fairy tale, happily ever after was more beautiful than I could have imagined, right down to the snow that started falling as we were promising our lives to each other…Walking down the aisle, my eyes fixated only on James, was worth every bit of planning, worry and work…I’m just sad it’s all over and that the day flew by in an instant…thank goodness for these sweet memories captured on film by our dear cousin…

The processional walked to Not With Haste, by Mumford & Sons, and we danced to Brighter Than Sunshine, by Aqualung…we danced and laughed, and karaoke’d our night away…

I wrote the ceremony and vows, and we were married by a dear friend…the magnitude of that moment is immeasurable, and the feeling in my heart at that very instant was the most sincere kind of joy…

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I, Katie, take you,
James, to be my husband.

I give to you
everything I am and everything I will ever be.

I will never stand
behind you or in front of you, but always beside you.

You are my heart and
my soul now and forever.

I promise to love
you in sunshine and in rain, with my whole heart, for my whole life.

With you, I am home,
and with this ring, I thee wed.

He is my husband, and I, his wife….

James and I grew up in the same small town in southern California, but never knew of each other while living there (read our story here). Getting married in that small town just seemed to make sense, and I’m so glad we chose that location!

Being thousands of miles away really makes you homesick at times, but having James to share stories with about ‘our’ town has always been nice. One of the final lines in our wedding vows was ‘with you, I am home.’ I chose that specific wording because more truer words couldn’t be said at that moment, both literally and figuratively.

We stayed at a bed and breakfast that my mom and I used to work at, along with lots of family and friends. We were also able to visit our high school and show Brennan part of where we came from. We also went trick-or-treating with everyone instead of a traditional rehearsal dinner. The same trick-or-treating we did as kids. With our childhood friends and their children. It was so amazing to share and enjoy that part of our lives with everyone.

I didn’t film as much as I’d have liked last week, but it was busy, very busy…capturing this time of our lives on video is so amazing and I’ve been having fun watching everything back.

We documented as much as we could before and during our trip, but it proved to be a little difficult with how busy we were…the days leading up to our departure were high stress for me, but we got through it…

I’ve decided to break up our trip into segments, and here is part one…

This week’s vlog is a short(er) one. Last week just got away from me and before I knew it, it was Thursday!

James’ family threw us a small get together with family, most of which cannot make it to the wedding. It was nice to see everyone and have a little ‘pre-celebration.’ The food was delicious and James’ family worked hard on all of it and I’m so thankful for the amazing in-laws I’ve inherited!

Aside from that, not much else happened last week…pretty uneventful! But still a good week. On a side note, I can’t believe this video is week 20!! It doesn’t seem like we’ve been doing this that long!